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THE MESSIANIC PSALMS [Continued from page 466]
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They vainly imagine that His eternal pur pose may be thwarted and that they may be able to prevent Him from seating His Son upon the throne of universal empire as K ing of kings and Lord of lords. But, though the rulers may rage and the peoples imagine a vain thing, in His own good time God will fulfill His promise and give to His Son “ the throne of his father David,” from which throne the Son will “ reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end” (Lk. 1:31-33). T he V oice of the S on ( vs . 7-9) “/ «017/ tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son” (v. 7, R. V .). That the Lord Jesus is the Speaker here is shown by the New Testament references to this verse. In Hebrews 1:4, 5, His su periority to the angels is deduced from the fact that to none of the angels did God ever say, “Thou art my Son” ; and in Hebrews 5 :5, it is declared specifically that the words o f this seventh verse of the Second Psalm refer to Christ. "This day have I begotten thee" (v. 7). The day here referred to is the day of His resurrection, as is shown by Paul’s words in Acts 13:32, 33, declaring the “ glad tid ings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.” On that day He became the first-begotten from the dead. Others before Him had been raised from the dead, but in their case it was only resuscitation of the natural body; He was the first to come forth with an immortal and glorified body. On the morning of His resurrection, after forbidding Mary of Magdala to touch Him, He ascended into His Father’s presence and was greeted with the words here recorded a thousand years beforehand by the Holy Spirit through the Psalmist. "Ask of me, and I will give thee the na tions for thine inheritance, And the utter most parts of the earth for thy possession” (v. 8, R .V .). There is the promise, and, though it has stood there for three thousand years, it is not outlawed; and in due time it will be fulfilled. “ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: . . . O f the increase o f his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, . . . The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this” (Isa. 9:6, 7 ). “ I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a K ing shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth, . . . and this is his name. . . . T he L ord [R. V., “Jehovah” ] our R ighteous ness ” (Jer. 23:5, 6 ). This can refer to none other than our Lord, who is human as David’s Son, and divine as Jehovah our Righteousness. So it will one day come to pass that He “ shall be K ing over all the earth” (Zech. 14:9). "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters vessel“ (v. 9). So it is not the
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“converted world” of postmillennialism that Christ will find awaiting His return, but rather a rebellious world which must be dealt with in judgment (Acts 17:31). The kingdoms of this world must be ut terly destroyed, and then the kingdom of heaven will be established upon earth (Dan. 2:34, 35, 44, 45). Reference to this verse of our Psalm is found in Revelation 2:26, 27, again in Revelation 12:5, and yet again in Revelation 19:15. T h e V oice of t h e H o lt S pirit ( vs . 10-12) "Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye fudges of the earth” (v. 10). These words of exhortation are addressed to the “ kings o f the earth” and “ rulers” seen in the opening verses of the Psalm. "Serve [or, worship] Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling” (v. 11, R .V ). How much better to do this than to rebel against Him! "Kiss the Son” (v. 12). Here is perhaps the sweetest invitation in all the Bible, ad dressed as it is to those in active rebellion against Jehovah and His Christ. "Lest he be angry” (v. 12). So the Son can become angry 1 Yes, indeed, He is al ways angry against sin, though He loves the sinner. "And ye perish from the way" (v. 12). He died that the sinner might not perish (John 3:16; 10:28-30), but those who will
Bible Questions Answered By William L. Pettingill 429 pages ; including Table o f Contents, Scripture Index and Subject Index. Cloth, $1; Paper, 50c; postpaid. Send for full list o f Author's works. JUST A WORD INCORPORATED Wilmington Delaware Preserve your KING’S BUSINESS in a BIKOSURE BINDER Holds 24 issues. Bind them as they arrive. Easily inserted and removed. Pages open flat like a bound volume. Beautiful black fabrikoid. Stamped in gold. Suitable for a gift. $1.50 postpaid. BROSURE BINDER CO., West Webster, N .Y. "When his wrath is kindled but a little” (v. 12). This is better rendered in the Revision, “ For his wrath will soon [or, in a little time] be kindled.” As there is no sweeter word in Scripture than “ Kiss the Son,” so there is no word more terrible than “ the wrath of the Lamb” (Rev. 6:16, 17). "Blessed are all they that put their trust in him” (v. 12). T o this we may all say Amen! How good it is to be saved with such a salvation and to have such a Saviour I Blessed be His holy name for ever. not receive His salvation must suffer His righteous judgment (John 5:22-27).
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